My friends and I are watching
Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Every Tuesday, we will be featuring an episode from the series which
began in 2008 (as opposed to the one that started in 2003). All are welcome to join us for all or parts of the fun.
Episode: "Mystery of a Thousand Moons"
Series:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Season 1, Episode 18
Original Air Date: February 13, 2009
Initially, this episode and its predecessor, "Blue Shadow Virus" (see review
here), were aired on the same night, back-to-back. Unlike a lot of multiple-episode story arcs we've seen so far, this one ended well. The virus from last week is released. Padmé, Ahsoka and several Clone Troopers are infected. Anakin and Obi-Wan have 48 hours to travel to another planet for the antidote (a classic
Star Trek set up, actually). Unfortunately, Iego, the planet in question, presents complications of its own. Many have visited the planet but no one in recent memory has made it back out alive. Must channel Eagles for a moment...
You can check out anytime you like,
But you can never leave.
Among many freaking out over the conundrum is Typho, Padmé's bodyguard. Typho is, in fact, the one who located the sources for the antidote. Typho was first introduced in
Attack of the Clones, in which he was played by Jay Laga'aia. In our series, he is voiced by James Mathis III.
Mathis was born November 28, 1974 in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to extensive voice work, he has made live action guest appearances on shows such as
ER,
Judging Amy and
Monk. Beyond
Star Wars, he is best known for his work on
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, for which he supplied the voices for Black Panther, Bulldozer and King Cobra.
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Next week: "Storm Over Ryloth."
Aside from what I mentioned in my own review, the issue on Iego bothered me also. How is it that they couldn't figure out what was keeping them on the planet?
ReplyDeleteSuperstition takes a lot less effort than genuine curiosity. Happens all the time.
DeleteI think if I were on the planet Lego I wouldn't leave either. Oh, wait. You said Iego. Never mind.
ReplyDeleteEspecially if I could be one of the spacemen from the LEGO sets of yore...
DeleteTime ticking for an antidote and a dangerous planet to visit. Sounds intense.
ReplyDeleteIt was fun.
DeleteI always love seeing voice actors of cartoons. Usually the reality of what they look like versus what I think they might look like are wildly different!
ReplyDeleteIt's worth noting, too, that quite a number of them, Mr. Mathis included, are shockingly attractive people. Look at that photo - not exactly a face for radio!
DeleteJames Mathis is one of my favorite actors and his voice is very distinctive. It does sound like a well used plot line.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed it.
DeleteI enjoy the added information on the voice actors.
ReplyDeleteIt makes this series so much more fun to read.
Thank you.
cheers, parsnip
It certainly adds to the fun for me.
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